A tapestry of contrasts: Leipzig Ballet's Solitude

Por Graham Watts, 16 mayo 2021

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“Schröder’s flowing choreography possesses a gentle, understated musicality”

Crítica hecha desde Oper Leipzig, Leipzig el 15 mayo 2021

Solitude (Mario Schröder)

Leipziger Ballett

Felix Bender, Dirección

Paul Zoller, Diseño de escena, Diseño de vestuario

Michael Röger, Diseño de iluminación

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

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Graham Watts

Graham Watts is a freelance dance writer and critic writing regularly for Dancing Times, Dance Europe, Danza Europa, and many more publications. He regularly writes features for Sadler’s Wells, London Coliseum and La Scala. Chairman of the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle in the United Kingdom and of the UK National Dance Awards he has interviewed many of the greatest names in dance including Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Boris Eifman, Alexei Ratmansky, Andris Liepa, Sir Peter Wright, David Bintley and Dame Gillian Lynne. When not involved in dance Graham is a keen fencer, and has captained the British Sabre team.